by Admin | Jun 11, 2019 | Comedy, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction
By Karen Daly Photos by Gordon Gilbert, Jr. Hosting IAW&A’s early June Salon at the Studio at Symphony Space, IAW&A Board member, writer and professor Brendan Costello, Jr. assembled fellow professors, teachers and other folks with lessons to impart....
by Admin | May 29, 2019 | Comedy, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Visual Arts
By Maureen Hossbacher Photos by Dan Brown The salon opened with a unique first-half storytelling fest, hosted and curated by Nancy Oda. The theme was “Ireland at a Distance” and, to set the tone musically, frequent presenter John Munnelly, sang “I Think I’m Going...
by Admin | Apr 22, 2019 | Comedy, Fiction, Literature, Music, Poetry
By Karen Daly IAW&A joined charismatic singer Tara O’Grady to celebrate the release of her new book, Migrating toward Happiness: The Soundtrack to My Spiritual Awakening at Tara’s Tuesday night gig at Winnie’s Jazz Bar in the stylish Refinery Hotel on West...
by Admin | Mar 26, 2019 | Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Poetry, Visual Arts
By Karen Daly Photos by Dan Brown That’s how poet Marcia B. Loughran summed up the mid-March IAW&A Salon at the Cell, a night of dynamic performances, innovative music and an enthusiastic full house. Ian McCourt Playing his ukulele, the teenager Ian...
by Admin | Mar 12, 2019 | Comedy, Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Theater
By Maureen Hossbacher Photos by Siobhán McCourt The art of storytelling was front and center this evening, as “graduates” of Malachy McCourt’s “Tell the Feckin’ Story” Master Class demonstrated their talents. The master himself was on hand to co-host the...
by Admin | Feb 26, 2019 | Fiction, Literature, Music, Nonfiction, Theater
By Karen Daly Photos by Cat Dwyer Mary Pat Kelly Mary Deady The first hour of the IAW&A February Salon at The Cell featured the launch of IAW&A President and storyteller extraordinaire Mary Pat Kelly’s new novel Irish Above All, the final book in a trilogy...
